James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

52 won by an innings and twelve runs. North, 140. South, 33 and 95 ; total 128. Hay’8 bowling for the North was the most noticeable in the match. Overs. Maidens. Runs. "Wickets. 13.1 7 10 5 (2) South V. North. Lord’s, May 17. ( b e n e f i t m . c . c . c r i c k e t e r s ’ f u n d . ) In respect of this match, usually a treat for Whitsuntide holiday makers, the Marylobone Club was altogether ignored. The “ Yorkshire County Eleven ’ had made a match wdth “ 22 of Hallamshire,” and they could not come. Notts had concluded a fixture with Derbyshire, and hence Daft and Oscroft, McIntyre and Selby, were otherwise engaged. Mr. Hornby too followed the example prevalent, and either could or w'ould not play. Indeed, in reality the Northern eleven might have been described as the ground of the Marylebone Club (to wit Shaw, Morley, Clayton, Biddulph, and Wild), with Hicks, Rawlinson, Marshall, Taylor, four players of compara­ tively little repute, and Mr. C. Booth. And this a team for Whit-Monday, the day of all days associated with the recollections of the best cricket of the year at Lord’s. The South was fairly representative with Messrs Gilbert, Renny-Tailyour and Pierce, of Herts,in places that should have been occupied by Messrs I. D. Walker, Fryer and Lord Harris. Southerton was irresistible with the ball and the North only scored 90 in the first and 72 in the second innings, while the South made 123 and 41 (without a wicket), thus winning by ten wickets. Oddly enough, one of the ground bowlers of the Marylebone Club was chief scorer in each venture for the North, Alfred Shaw, with 26 not out in the first, and Clayton writh 27 in the second, the latter the only double figure in the innings. The South had 41 runs to get to win at the close, and these were got by Mr. W. G. Grace and Jupp in sixteen minutes’ rapid scoring, as will be admitted. The game presented the unusual feature of a match begun, continued, and ended in one day. Southerton’ s bowling was exceptional. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 52.2 27 52 16 (9 bowled). (3) Woolwich V. Sandhurst. Lords, May 20 and 21, A close and exciting game throughout, and more especially towards the close. Sandhurst had an advantage of 48 runs on the first innings, Mr. R. B. W. Fisher playing a faultless innings of 53 on then* behalf. Messrs. Fox (36) and Chambers (32 not out) offered a stout resistance foi Woolwich when matters looked hopeful for Sandhurst, and made the latest moments of the game particularly interesting. Sandhurst went in for their second success with only 98 to win, and this score seemed well within their com­ pass. Three wick< ts w*ent for 40 and seven were down for 78. Only 20 runs for the last three batsmen to acquire, but instead they only gained six, and the excellent fielding of Woolwich won for the cadets of that institu­ tion a well-deserved victory by only 12 runs. Woolwich gave nine extras and Sandhurst 36. Verbum sap . Woolwich, 92 and 144; total, 236. Sandhurst, 140 and 84; total, 224.